On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Turkey and all U.S. allies should refrain from making further purchases of Russian weaponry, according to Reuters. Reuters has reported that speaking at a virtual event at Foreign Press Center (FPC), Blinken warned Ankara and others from further purchases weapon systems from Russia. “It’s also very important going forward that Turkey, and for that matter all U.S. allies and partners, avoid future purchases of Russian weaponry, including additional S-400s,” Blinken said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “Any significant transactions with Russian defense entities, again, could be subject to the […]
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Kremlin has sharply changed its rhetoric and is already talking about the probable invasion of Ukraine in occupied Crimea. Ukraine’s special services are plotting to carry out acts of sabotage and terror attacks in Crimea, including at vital infrastructure facilities, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Wednesday. “Ukraine’s special services and extremist groups constantly carry out provocations on the state border and attempt to conduct acts of sabotage and terror attacks in Crimea, notably at critical infrastructure facilities,” Patrushev said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Ukrainian officials call Russian invasion fears ‘ridiculous’. On top of that, last […]
Surprise! The US Is Getting Another Psycho Secretary Of State November 24, 2020 Surprise! The US Is Getting Another Psycho Secretary Of State2020-11-242020-11-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/blinken.jpg200px200px Did you know the US Department of Defense used to be called the Department of War? It would be a much more honest label today for a military which virtually never operates in any way that could be described as defensive, with its operations focusing far outside of the nation’s borders against targets who pose no threat whatsoever to ordinary Americans. An even more suitable name would be the Department of Eternal War. The State Department was meant to […]
Susan Rice, Scourge Of Africa, May Become Secretary Of State By Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. November 12, 2020 Susan Rice, Scourge Of Africa, May Become Secretary Of State2020-11-122020-11-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/garrison__845x400.jpeg200px200px Rice has been intimately involved in covering up the deaths of more than six million Congolese, and has cultivated close relations with every US-backed tyrant on the continent. “That’s the kind of ruthless, bloodthirsty, lying, hypocrite she is.” At this point it seems six of one, half-a-dozen of the other as to who’ll be president come 2021. The election hasn’t been certified yet. Trump has sued to keep Pennsylvania from certifying their results, […]
On Tuesday, Secretary of State of the United States of America, Michael R. Pompeo reported that he directed the Department to formally notify Congress of our intent to authorize the UAE’s proposed purchase of fifth-generation fighter jets and combat drones. The proposed upgrade package includes up to 50 F-35 Lightning II aircraft, valued at $10.4 billion; up to 18 MQ-9B Unmanned Aerial Systems, valued at $2.97 billion; and a package of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions, valued at $10 billion. In a statement presented by the U.S. Department of State, Pompeo said that this is in recognition of our deepening relationship and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/12/1080810012_0:0:1280:720_1200x675_80_0_0_578af4858f2b97c6b8d24176b779292d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sofia Chegodaeva. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202010181080809689-us-secretary-of-state-pompeo-warns-of-sanctions-for-any-arms-sales-to-iran/ On 18 October, all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from Iran were lifted. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that arms sales to Iran would breach UN resolutions and lead to sanctions. “For the past 10 years, countries have refrained from selling weapons to Iran under various UN measures. Any country that now challenges this prohibition will be very clearly choosing to fuel conflict and tension over promoting peace and security,” Pompeo said, as quoted by AFP. Also in his statement, Mr […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/05/1080674105_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_90bfd1da37b83d688594631a01bc873a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010171080797357-white-house-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-says-recovered-from-covid-19/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that she had recovered from COVID-19. McEnany wrote on her Twitter page on late Friday that she is “COVID clear”. The press secretary said that she had tested positive for the coronavirus disease on October 5. Three days earlier, US President Donald Trump said that he had been infected with COVID-19. After undergoing treatment, the US leader tested negative for the coronavirus disease on October 10. Source link
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Earlier on Thursday, US President Donald Trump hailed the New York Post exposing what he described as “the massive corruption surrounding Sleepy Joe [Biden]” in an apparent reference to the Democratic presidential nominee. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has lambasted Twitter for locking her personal account over sharing a tweet about a New York Post story about Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s dealings with his son Hunter’s business associates in Ukraine. In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, McEnany accused Twitter of only banning content that rides roughshod over Silicon Valley’s interests. She also berated the social media giant […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US state of Texas has had a record turnout on the first day of early voting this week, the Office of the state’s Secretary of State revealed in data on Wednesday. Texas marked a 31 percent increase on the first day of early voting on Tuesday compared to the first day of early voting in the 2018 midterm election, according to data updated mid-day Wednesday. A total of 907,054 votes were counted for Tuesday and 691,770 votes were counted on the first day of early voting in the 2018 midterm election, the data shows. In the 2016 […]
Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia’s wife has tested positive for COVID-19—becoming at least the 13th person who attended a largely mask-free White House Rose Garden event to contract the coronavirus. Trish Scalia was seated next to Kellyanne Conway and right behind Melania Trump at the Sept. 26 ceremony to announce President Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Conway and the first lady also got infected with COVID-19, along with the president, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and two of her underlings, and Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), along […]
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun met India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on the opening day of his two-day visit to New Delhi on Monday. New Delhi and Washington have been “too cautious” in developing strategic linkages among themselves and with other Quad countries because of China, US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun stated on Monday. “We have been too cautious,” Beigun said while delivering a keynote address at the India-US Forum in New Delhi on Monday evening. The US Deputy Secretary is on a two-day visit to India, which will be followed […]
The U.S. Treasury Department is evaluating the merits of a government-sponsored digital currency, said one of its top officials Wednesday. Deputy Treasury Secretary Justin Muzinich, speaking to the Atlantic Council during a digital seminar on trans-Atlantic economic relations, said the administration is studying a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC) tied to the dollar, alongside the Federal Reserve, the U.S.’ central bank. “It’s something we’re studying … [T]his is really a decision which sits as much with the Fed as it does with Treasury,” he said. Muzinich noted the Boston branch of the Federal Reserve is already evaluating CBDCs, pointing to […]
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has tested positive for COVID-19, just days after the president and a slew of Republican officials revealed a similar diagnosis. McEnany announced her diagnosis on Monday, stating she has tested positive “while experiencing no symptoms.” Reporters note that on Sunday she talked to the press without wearing a mask. “No reporters, producers, or members of the press are listed as close contacts by the White House Medical Unit,” she said in the statement. “Moreover, I definitively had no knowledge of Hope Hicks’ diagnosis prior to holding a White House press briefing on Thursday. As an […]
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock said the UK government is “working as hard as we can” to get a Covid-19 vaccine ready, and he confirmed the military would be involved in “making the rollout happen.” Speaking at a virtual Conservative Party conference about the pandemic, Hancock said the “armed services” and the contact-tracing app NHS will both be implemented in deciding how to distribute a potential vaccine “according to clinical need.” “We have set out the order in which people will get it, we have set that out in draft pending the final clinical data,” he […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1d/1080605915_0:68:1280:788_1200x675_80_0_0_72008b87f2ad6ae10db93349d942f84d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009291080605985-uk-foreign-secretary-raab-visits-demilitarized-zone-dividing-two-koreas/ LONDON (Sputnik) – UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab visited on Tuesday the demilitarized zone dividing South and North Korea, and said the UK is determined to push Pyongyang to denuclearization. “Today at the #DMZ I reaffirmed UK support for South Korea’s efforts to improve relations with the North and our determination to push the DPRK to denuclearisation,” Raab said on Twitter. Raab, who accompanied his tweet with pictures of him in the demilitarized zone, which is regarded as one of the most heavily guarded borders on the world, also said that the United Kingdom […]
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson addresses the virtual Democratic National Convention on August 20. The convention, which was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Handout/DNCC via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Handout/DNCC via Getty Images Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson addresses the virtual Democratic National Convention on August 20. The convention, which was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Handout/DNCC via Getty Images Early voting via absentee ballot began in Michigan on […]
Lael Brainard, who has been involved with the Fed’s efforts to research a digital dollar, is seen as an ideal choice, Bloomberg sources said. Source link
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US Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie dismissed media reports that Donald Trump disparaged the nation’s war dead as “losers,” saying the president honors those who fought for the country by taking real steps to help them. “I judge a man by his actions, and the actions have been beneficial to veterans all across this country in ways we’ve not seen since the end of World War II,” Wilkie said Sunday in a CNN interview. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie says he does not believe Pres. Trump made disparaging remarks about US service members and veterans and has never heard the President […]
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie defended President Donald Trump’s past disparagement of the late Sen. John McCain’s war service and prisoners of war in general, claiming that it was all just “politics” and the “heat of the campaign.” Wilkie took issue with the bombshell report in The Atlantic that alleges Trump called fallen war heroes “losers” and “suckers,” saying the story’s anonymous sources “brought you fake heart attacks and fake strokes.” He was then pressed by CNN host Dana Bash on Trump’s very public denigration of McCain. “Do you understand why people might find the details of these stories we’re hearing […]
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Earlier this week, Washington slapped sanctions on 24 Chinese companies over their alleged role in building military fortifications on artificial islands in the South China Sea. US Defence Secretary Mark Esper slammed Beijing during his visit to Palau, stating that China has repeatedly fallen short of promises to follow international laws. “Communist China is exerting financial and political pressure, publicly and privately, on many Indo-Pacific and European nations – large and small – while pursuing new strategic relationships worldwide… In fact, the smaller the country, the heavier the hand of Beijing”, Esper said. The official stressed that Beijing seems to be […]
A House Democrat on Tuesday announced that he will be investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s RNC speech. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) blasted Secretary Pompeo for his RNC convention speech from Jerusalem, calling it “appalling.” “Now he’s doing just that thing, and then, of course, really sadly, discoloring our bipartisanship in terms of our support for Israel, which has always been bipartisan, and we always want it to be,” Pelosi said earlier Tuesday. “The image is something that’s going to say, look at us, we’re here in Israel making a speech to the Republican National Convention, violating our values in […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ex-Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said in an interview with Fox News that US Assistant Secretary of State Stephen Biegun had vowed to help Belarus’ opposition. Biegun “assured me that he, as a person, and the American people, will do their best to support us and to help us in this situation,” Tikhanovskaya said commenting on a meeting with Biegun. She called their conversation “wonderful and kind.” Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said in an interview that no one should interfere in the situation in Belarus. “Our people want to live in a democratic country,” Tikhanovskaya said. “No one country should […]
Being Secretary of State is, as it turns out, is really just a side hustle for Mike Pompeo. He’s happy to have the gig if it helps advance his personal political ambitions, but should the burdens or restrictions associated with being America’s chief diplomat ever get in the way of those ambitions, time and time again, this heir to the legacy of Thomas Jefferson chooses himself or his political party over his country. He, like his boss, has turned his solipsism into his brand. As Donald Trump turned the White House, his pardon power and the oath of citizenship into campaign […]
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On Monday, the UK Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) announced that A-level and GCSE students in Britain would be given the exam grades predicted by their teachers instead of those awarded by a controversial algorithm that had triggered a grading fiasco. At least 79 percent of respondents believe that the UK government “badly” handled advanced (A)-level and General Certificate of Secondary Education (GSCE) results this year, a Daily Mail poll has revealed. The survey also indicated that getting pupils back into class full time in September should be the top priority for ministers. Most respondents said that they are […]
Gavin Williamson decided to push ahead with the controversial algorithm amid worries about grade inflation and the risk that results could come much later than expected. Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson was warned that the A-level and GCSE grading algorithms may fail and could lead to hundreds of thousands of students obtaining the wrong results, The Times reported, citing a senior source at the Department for Education. The government source revealed, as cited by the edition, that Williamson had received a letter from Sir Jon Coles, a former director-general there, setting out all the major concerns about Ofqual’s grading system. […]
The thing about being out as transgender is that everyone—and I do mean everyone—thinks they can freely express an opinion about your identity, how well you “pass” for the gender with which you identify, and even your existence. And they expect you to defend it. No, expect is the wrong word; they demand it. Case in point, Dr. Rachel Levine. She’s the pediatrician who is the secretary of health for Pennsylvania. Her “steady, composed, data-driven approach” to the COVID-19 pandemic has won her widespread praise. She’s also become the target of a torrent of online hate, in print and on the […]
Twitter on Wednesday banned President Trump’s campaign from tweeting until they delete a tweet about the Coronavirus that the tech company says violates its “rules against misinformation.” This is happening in an election year during a pandemic. Where is the DOJ? Where are the Republican lawmakers? The Washington Post corrected its report that Twitter banned President Trump over his tweet of a video clip of a Fox News interview in which he said children are “almost immune” from Covid-19. Twitter banned Trump’s campaign, not the President’s account. TRENDING: “Why the Hell Would I Take a Test?… Are You a Junkie?” – […]
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Mediterranean More than 100 were killed and more than 4,000 injured in the explosions that took place yesterday in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, and caused by about 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate present in a warehouse. This is what the Red Cross reported today, quoted by the Lebanese website Daily Star. But the budget could be heavier, the authorities warn: according to the city governor, Marwan Abboud, quoted by the media, more than 100 are missing. Some of the soldiers of an Italian ship of the Unifil peace mission have been lightly injured. […]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures this morning. The Trump Secretary of State discussed the Chinese app TikTok, the Chinese human rights abuses and the postponed election in Hong Kong. Pompeo dropped a bomb on Senator Feinstein! Maria Bartiromo asked Pompeo about Senator Feinstein’s driver, a Chinese spy, who worked for the California senator for 20 years! Then this past week Senator Feinstein praised the Chinese Communist regime. TRENDING: Woman Thrown to the Ground, Suffers Broken Leg After Telling Someone to Wear a Face Mask at New Jersey Staples Store (VIDEO) Pompeo then dropped a […]
Anti-police protesters showed up to DHS Secretary Chad Wolf’s home in Alexandria, Virginia on Sunday morning. The left-wing protesters called for defunding police and DHS. The protesters chanted, “Fascists out! Fascists out!” These are Joe Biden supporters and old Joe can’t stand up to them! TRENDING: BLM Protester Fatally Shot in Austin: ‘People Who Hate Us’ Are ‘Too Big of P-ssies to Actually Do Anything About It’ WATCH: Protesters in front of acting DHS Sec. Chad Wolf’s home in Alexandria, VA. Calling for defunding police, DHS, etc. “Whose the big bad Wolf? Is one of their favorite chants. pic.twitter.com/VQgc4uEC0j — Henry […]
The Associated Press has accused White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany of worrying the media by making her briefings political rather than informational — apparently forgetting that reporters choose the questions. An article Saturday by the AP, the largest US news agency, said White House press briefings may be a “broken tradition,” as McEnany has made them “a streamlined, full-throated advertisement for a president facing re-election, a venue for attacks on the media and a forum relatively light on information” about what the government is doing. The last of those assertions is indisputable, as hardly any new information is revealed at […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107738/90/1077389085_0:0:3062:1723_1200x675_80_0_0_ae271363cfd059cfc5e227b40e01dc9f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007261079985081-uk-defence-secretary-stresses-need-for-policy-review-after-alleged-russian-space-arms-test/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has stressed the importance of the current comprehensive security review after the reports about the alleged anti-satellite weapon test by Russia. “This week, we have been reminded of the threat Russia poses to our national security with the provocative test of a weapon-like projectile from a satellite threatening the peaceful use of space. Space, and our access to it, is fundamental to our way of life. But Russia is not alone. China too is developing offensive space weapons, and both nations are upgrading their capabilities right […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079965200_0:0:2854:1606_1200x675_80_0_0_42c81a6973885dfbcf5ece984efcc199.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079965235-us-secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo-delivers-speech-on-china-following-consulate-closure-order–/ The US government has ordered China to vacate its diplomatic premises in Houston by the end of the week amid intellectual property theft concerns. China has denied the accusations and criticised the United States for violating international law and inciting hatred toward Chinese nationals. Sputnik is live from Yorba Linda, California where US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is delivering remarks on China in a speech titled “Communist China and the future of the free world”. Already tense US-China relations hit another low after the United States ordered China to close its consulate in […]
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Murders in Chicago were up nearly 80% in Chicago last month.In June 424 people were shot and 89 were murdered in Chicago. On Thursday White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany referred to Lori Lightfoot as a “derelict mayor” during her press briefing. In response Lori Lightfoot threatened the White House Press Secretary. Kayleigh shot back at the failed mayor– TRENDING: Noose Hoaxer Bubba Wallace Booed at NASCAR All-Star Race Qualifier, Cheered After Crash (VIDEO) “While you‘re focused on words, America is outraged by the violence perpetuated in your city. One person is taking action to stop violence in our streets: President […]
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has taken a dig at the White House press secretary after being labeled “derelict” in governing the city, but critics were quick to point out her failure to address a rash of crime and violence there. Also on rt.com Labelling all white women Karens is racist and typical of the sneering woke warriors who think they’re better than you “Hey, Karen. Watch your mouth,” Lightfoot tweeted on Thursday night, meant as a rejoinder to White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany, who during a press briefing hours earlier slammed the mayor as negligent and unresponsive to the city’s problems […]
Defense Secretary Mark Esper (left) and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify Thursday before a House Armed Services Committee hearing. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images Defense Secretary Mark Esper (left) and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify Thursday before a House Armed Services Committee hearing. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images Defense Secretary Mark Esper never received a briefing about alleged Russian practices against U.S. troops in Afghanistan that included the term “bounty,” he told Congress on Thursday. Esper said so in an answer to a carefully worded question […]
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Disgraced former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli backed rap star Kanye West’s bid in the 2020 presidential race. He even reportedly said he is willing to “balance the budget” in the future West administration. West has “got my endorsement and vote,” Shkreli wrote in an email, cited by the Gateway Pundit. “Yeezy for President,” he wrote, calling the rapper by one of his nicknames. I am available for treasury secretary or federal reserve chairman. I could immediately balance the budget and restore sanity to the American balance sheet, replete with debt and runaway spending. It is unclear how serious Shkreli is about […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107971/50/1079715015_0:0:2967:1669_1200x675_80_0_0_6d310d8657d2e9f1994cac581ad77184.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202007051079801081–housing-secretary-denies-he-said-uk-has-had-enough-female-prime-ministers-report-suggests/ Robert Jenrick has recently found himself in hot water since approving the development of 1,500 homes in East London worth more than $1.2 billion in a cash-for-favours scheme. His decision was ruled unlawful by the UK High Court. UK Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick denies saying the United Kingdom has “had enough female prime ministers”, the Daily Mail reported. “I don’t believe I ever said that. It’s not something I would say and is about as far removed from my own views as is possible”, the official was cited by the Daily Mail as saying. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107968/06/1079680674_0:118:2793:1689_1200x675_80_0_0_88828e122e15f24c145d25a70d30be8c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202007041079792675-putins-press-secretary-denies-reports-of-russian-presidents-shirt-being-sold-online/ At the end of June, a man on the classifieds website Avito posted an ad selling president Putin’s shirt. In a conversation with Russian media the seller claimed that the authenticity of the shirt could be verified via DNA testing. Kremlin spokesman Dmitriy Peskov has dismissed the authenticity of a shirt that purportedly belonged to Russian President Vladimir Putin being sold on Avito, a popular classified advertisements website in Russia. “It’s not true”, Peskov said commenting on the advertisement, which claimed that Putin forgot his shirt at the Sheraton Hotel during a working visit to […]
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers praised stablecoins, but said he would be surprised if a global digital currency became a reality in his lifetime. During a special episode of Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire’s podcast, “The Money Movement” last week, Summers said he foresees more innovation in the blockchain space but a global digital currency is still at a nascent stage. The comments came as part of a broader discussion on the current state of the global economy, the future of a global digital currency and the role of stablecoins in cross-border transactions. “I’m sure there’ll be a variety […]
The UK city of Leicester may need to reintroduce previously lifted coronavirus restrictions, becoming the first city to do so, Home Secretary Priti Patel confirmed following media reports on the possible move. “That is correct,” Patel told The Andrew Marr show on Sunday morning when asked whether the government was considering a local lockdown. “We have seen flare-ups across the country already, just in the last three or four weeks in particular.” The Times on Sunday earlier reported that Downing Street was examining ways to impose a local lockdown in the East Midlands city, which is home to around 340,000 people. […]
Hardly had the property development scandal involving tycoon Richard Desmond exhausted itself when Boris Johnson’s cabinet minister found himself under new pressure – over a meeting with another Tory donor, whom his spokesperson directly referred to as “a family friend”. The Labour Party has demanded that embattled Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick explain details about a ministerial meeting with a “family friend”, as the top official’s spokesman put it, who ostensibly had a business interest in the future of a rival mining project that Jenrick oversaw while in his previous post of exchequer secretary to the Treasury. The minister met Israeli tycoon […]
Sanders shared an excerpt from her memoir after a federal court judge on Saturday allowed Bolton to release his own book, which the US administration tried to block, saying it contained certain classified information about current events and policy issues. Sarah Sanders posted a series of tweets on late Monday, in which the former White House press secretary shared a full excerpt from her book “Speaking for Myself”, to be released later this year, about ex-national security advisor John Bolton. Full excerpt from my forthcoming book “Speaking for Myself,” about John Bolton, a man drunk on power who ultimately betrayed America […]
The press briefing comes hours before the funeral of Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old African-American who was killed by a white police officer outside a fast-food restaurant about two weeks after another black man, George Floyd, died as a result of police actions in Minneapolis, causing mass demonstrations across the US as well as other countries. A live broadcast from a press briefing by White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Last week, US President Donald Trump removed Manhattan Federal Attorney Geoffrey Berman, whose office is investigating Trump’s personal lawyer over allegations of breaching foreign lobbying laws and prosecuted Trump’s former lawyer, Michael […]
With Brits becoming increasingly frustrated at not being able to get a haircut, the Health Secretary’s latest announcement will provide the sound of relief for some. However, as he also made clear, nothing is certain yet. Brits could see coronavirus lockdown restrictions eased again in two weeks time from July 4, the Health Secretary Matthew Hancock has announced. In an interview with Sky News’ Sophie Ridge on Sunday, Mr Hancock said that while he could not issue any certainties, based on the current trajectory of lower infection rates, “we are on plan” to further ease the lockdown from July 4. Mr […]
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has poured cold water on the idea he would ever “take the knee” in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, saying the only people he would do that for are the Queen and his wife. During an interview on Thursday with talkRadio’s Julia Hartley-Brewer, Raab was asked if he would “take the knee” – a gesture that has been taken up by anti-racism supporters across the world in a show of solidarity with the Black lives Matter movement. Raab suggested that he would refuse if requested. I take the knee for two people; the Queen […]
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The top revolutionary Communist group Refuse Fascism announced plans to meet in Lafayette Park across from the White House this afternoon at 4 PM ET. Refuse Fascism is a violent far left group with ties to the Revolutionary Communist Party. Advertisement – story continues below A million far left protesters are expected in Washington DC this weekend. Refuse Fascism and Antifa activists are planning to meet in Lafayette Park this afternoon. An Antifa group just posted this. Drumpf is finished pic.twitter.com/kL8tUViYVq — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 6, 2020 TRENDING: CNN Guest Proposes Abusing White Children in Wake of George Floyd’s […]
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper broke with his superior, President Trump, this week saying he opposes using the US Military against the violent far left mobs in cities across the United States. Via WGN — Esper told reporters the Insurrection Act, which would allow Trump to use active-duty military for law enforcement in containing street protests, should be invoked in the United States “only in the most urgent and dire of situations.” He declared, “We are not in one of those situations now.” U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active duty […]
Dr. Rachel Levine All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine twisted himself into a pretzel this week trying to justify limitless Black Lives Matter protesters (and rioters) while standing by Coronavirus restrictions for churches and small businesses. Dr. Levine, who is the first transgender person appointed to a Pennsylvania Cabinet, became secretary of health in 2017. A reporter asked Dr. Levine about Governor Tom Wolf calling business owners cowards for wanting to open their businesses just a few weeks ago and then marching this week in Harrisburg with Black Lives […]
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper broke with his superior President Trump saying he opposes using the US Military against the violent far left mobs in cities across the United States. Via WGN — Esper told reporters the Insurrection Act, which would allow Trump to use active-duty military for law enforcement in containing street protests, should be invoked in the United States “only in the most urgent and dire of situations.” He declared, “We are not in one of those situations now.” U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active duty forces to […]
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis listens to a question during an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York, in September. Mattis on Wednesday issued an extraordinary rebuke of President Trump. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis listens to a question during an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York, in September. Mattis on Wednesday issued an extraordinary rebuke of President Trump. Richard Drew/AP Retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, who resigned as President Trump’s defense secretary nearly a year-and-a-half ago over policy differences, has issued […]
The US Defence Secretary has faced heavy criticism after accompanying President Donald Trump in a prearranged photo opportunity in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church, where protesters had been dispersed with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades ahead of the president’s visit. US Defence Secretary Mark Esper, a Trump appointee, on Tuesday said that he was not aware of the destination of President Donald Trump when he accompanied the president on a walk from the White House across Lafayette Square to St. John’s Episcopal Church, where the president posed for a widely-criticized photo-op in front of the historic church. “I […]
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock was threatened with being kicked out of the Commons Chamber by House Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, after heckling the Labour leader during a heated PMQs on the Covid-19 crisis in care homes. Hoyle made the dramatic intervention on Wednesday during a grilling of Prime Minister Boris Johnson by Labour leader Keir Starmer over the lack of coronavirus testing for elderly residents and staff, following accusations the UK government had failed to protect care homes. Also on rt.com ‘Total fiasco’: Dismay after UK minister admits government prioritized NHS over care homes during Covid-19 early stages Starmer name-checked the […]
Health Editor’s Note: While Azar’s words would like to lead us to believe that the reason why the U.S. has such high death rates due to COVID-19 infections is due to underlying medical conditions such as high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes, this is clearly not the real explanation. Other countries who have survived this pandemic with a fraction of the number of fatalities, also have citizens with pre-existing medical conditions that should have also complicated their survival. What the leadership of these other countries did achieve, was to quickly shut down their country to cut the spread of coronavirus by […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar largely punted on Sunday when confronted by CNN anchor Jake Tapper over presidential son Eric Trump’s insane claim that the coronavirus will “magically” disappear after Election Day. In an interview with pro-Trump Fox News host Jeanine Pirro on Saturday night, Eric Trump dove down a conspiratorial rabbit hole while talking about presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Claiming Biden “loves” the pandemic because it prevents him from making “horrible blunders” on the campaign trail, the president’s son suggested stay-at-home orders were aimed at shutting down his father’s campaign. “They think they’re taking away Donald […]
It was a provocative way to start the biggest cryptocurrency and blockchain event of the year. In the opening session of Consensus: Distributed this week, Lawrence Summers was asked by my co-host Naomi Brockwell about protecting people’s privacy once currencies go digital. His answer: “I think the problems we have now with money involve too much privacy.” President Clinton’s former Treasury secretary, now President Emeritus at Harvard, referenced the 500-euro note, which bore the nickname “The Bin Laden,” to argue the un-traceability of cash empowers wealthy criminals to finance themselves. “Of all the important freedoms,” he continued, “the ability to possess, […]
UK 11:02 GMT 13.05.2020(updated 11:04 GMT 13.05.2020) Get short URL MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday that employees should whistleblow if their employers pressure them to work in violation of the furlough scheme launched by the government to support the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. “In any scheme around the edges there will be people trying to abuse it. And that would be a criminal offense. Employees will do the right thing, I am sure, if that thing happens. You cannot claim government money whilst making staff work, that would be completely against the rules of […]
Dr. Rachel Levine Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine admitted he moved his own mother out of a senior facility to a hotel while the Coronavirus was sweeping through nursing homes and killing elderly residents. Dr. Levine, who is the first transgender person appointed to a Pennsylvania Cabinet, became secretary of health in 2017. The Coronavirus is ravaging nursing homes across the US because of deadly Democrat policies of forcing people infected with COVID-19 back into the long-term care facilities. Dr. Levine however made sure his 95-year-old mother was removed from the death box and transported safely to a hotel. TRENDING: […]
Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday refuted reports that he is in self-isolation away from the White House after his press secretary tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement from his office. “Vice President Pence will continue to follow the advice of the White House Medical Unit and is not in quarantine,” reads a statement from Devin O’Malley, his spokesperson. “Additionally, Vice President Pence has tested negative every single day and plans to be at the White House tomorrow.” The vice president didn’t attend a meeting on Saturday with President Donald Trump and top military officials, according to Bloomberg […]
Katie Miller, 25, press secretary for Vice President Mike Pence and the wife of senior Trump administration official Stephen Miller, tested positive for the COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus Friday. The news of Miller’s test result comes a day after a White House military valet who serves President Trump and his family was reported to also have tested positive for the virus. Newlyweds Katie and Stephen Miller were married on February 16. Trump and Pence both report they have tested negative, with their weekly testing being increased this week to daily testing with the new rapid response Abbott Laboratories test. Trump said Friday […]